Connectivity

[Satellite Today 09-08-09] Flo TV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm, has selected Newtec’s Multistream technology and products for an IRD upgrade of its Mobile TV content distribution network, Newtec […]

[Satellite Today 09-08-09] Latens, a provider of software-based conditional access and middleware for Pay TV providers, launched its Secure Distribution System (SDS), the company announce Sept. 8.      Latens SDS […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Arqiva has appointed John Keeling platform controller for its new Video-on-Demand (VoD) service in the U.K., the company announced Sept. 4.     Keeling will be responsible for […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] RigNet Inc., a global provider of managed communications solutions for the upstream oil and gas industry, appointmented Richard Norton to the newly created position of manager of […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Globalstar has signed a value added reseller agreement with TIE Technologies, a developer of communication technologies, Globalstar announced Sept. 3.      TIE plans to integrate the coverage […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Thrane & Thrane won a $2.31 million gateway upgrade deal from Telecom Italia (TI), the company announced Sept. 3.     Thrane & Thrane will provide capacity expansion […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Streambox is set to launch Streambox Live, an IP-based contribution service, the company announced Sept. 4.     The solution aims to enable remote and citizen reporters to […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-04-09] SES Astra signed a deal with Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (TPSA) to bring its Astra2Connect satellite broadband service to Poland, SES Astra announced Sept. 3.      TPSA, majority-owned […]

[Satellite News 09-04-09] Orbit Technology Group believes it is in a strong position to sell one of its latest satellite communications antenna solutions to train operators in Asia, after successful […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-04-09] Nagravision has won a new conditional access (CA) deal in Spain, securing the TDT Premium pay-TV digital terrestrial television (DTT) horizontal platform operated by Spanish audiovisual network […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-04-09] Orbcomm and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) have reached an agreement for SpaceX to launch 18 Orbcomm Generation 2 (OG2) satellites to begin as early as the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-09] Conditional access and middleware solutions provider NDS is joining forces with Access Systems Europe Holdings to allow customers to access pay-TV and free-to-air (FTA) channels on connected […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-09] Viaccess has won a contract to provide a conditional access system to On.Net, a Macedonian ISP, Viaccess announced Sept. 1.     On.Net will deploy the Viaccess platform […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-09] Industry Canada has issued a call-for-applications for the “Broadband Canada: Connecting Rural Canadians” initiative launched by the government July 30, Industry Canada announced Sept. 2.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-09] Tandberg Television is set to reveal the industry’s first MPEG-4 AVC HD 4:2:2 system solution for the contribution and distribution market, the company announced Sept. 2.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-09] Comtech EF Data’s DVB-S2 CDM-710 broadcast satellite modems were selected as part of the digital broadcast infrastructure for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa by […]

[Satellite News 09-02-09] Greek telecoms operator Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) likely will offer both DTH and IPTV services to its customers, Ilias Kavagias, head of OTE IPTV Services, told Satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-02-09] Applied Satellite Technology (AST) launched a maritime VSAT broadband service for organizations with vessels or land-based operations in Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific regions built […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-02-09] Newtec is set to launch its 4CPM modulation and coding scheme, which aims to increase the speed and bandwidth efficiency of the return link of Newtec’s Sat3Play […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-02-09] The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has added new members, the organization announced Sept. 1.     The new members include: India-based content provider Bag […]

The U.K. regulator Ofcom contributed to "Understanding the Environmental Impact of Communications Systems" when it released a study by that name in July. The report, part of Ofcom’s technology

The digitalization of TV networks is driving a buoyant Eastern European satellite market despite uncertain economic conditions. The financial crisis that triggered a global recession over the past 12 months

[Satellite TODAY 09-01-09] Danish shipping company M. H. Simonsen has chosen KVH Industry’s TracPhone V7 and mini-VSAT Broadband service as its primary communications solution on six of its ice class […]

ESPN Official Outlines International Ambitions ESPN is a household name in North America and now is intent on becoming more of a force on the international landscape. This was underlined in June, when ESPN

[Satellite TODAY 09-01-09] EADS Astrium has delivered the Amazonas 2 satellite to Arianespace in preparation for its scheduled launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket Sept. 29, EADS Astrium announced.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-01-09] Hughes do Brasil, the Brazilian operating unit of Hughes Network Systems, has signed agreements with two Brazilian cellular operators to provide turn-key managed services connecting 79 regional […]

Latency always stands at the forefront whenever satellite communications is discussed. Forget quality of service, bit error rate, availability, reliability, circuit speeds, geographic coverage or

[Satellite News 09-01-09] A panel of economists and capital investment managers on a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) workshop panel to discuss a national broadband plan warned that there is […]

I was never a fan of the 3-D movies I saw in theaters growing up in the 80s, but based on the 3-D HD demonstrations I’ve seen recently, I’m casting my vote as a believer in its potential. We have seen

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